Very interesting read on the Trump Tax Return release and the original purpose of congress wanting the returns.

[martybegan]

Did The Ways & Means Committee Play The Supreme Court On Trump's Tax Returns?

One of the arguments made by the ways and mean's committee was that they were looking for the Returns to check on the Presidential Audit process, not to just look at and scour Trumps returns. That they decided to release them pretty much gives lie to their stated reasons to the Supreme Court, and the Court may not look kindly on this.

I think Hemel is correct that this situation reflects poorly on both the Trump Administration and the House. But in the long run, there is another concern: the Supreme Court. Chief Justice Roberts, in particular, may feel played. The Ways & Means Committee insisted that the returns were necessary for a legislative purpose. Then the Committee releases all of the returns, without any explanation for why that disclosure served that legislative purpose. Trump's arguments about pretext look a lot stronger. Wouldn't it have been enough for the Committee to simply request information about how often the returns of Trump, and other Presidents were audited? Why were the specifics of the returns needed?

 

[johngaltshrugged]

They will pretend they played the SCOTUS when, in reality, Roberts knew what it was all about anyway. The whole "audit" BS was flimsier than balsa wood bridge.

But the DC Kabuki Theatre will play it like the Supremes were simple minded patsies & the sheeple will buy it

 

[rightwinger]

Did The Ways & Means Committee Play The Supreme Court On Trump's Tax Returns?

One of the arguments made by the ways and mean's committee was that they were looking for the Returns to check on the Presidential Audit process, not to just look at and scour Trumps returns. That they decided to release them pretty much gives lie to their stated reasons to the Supreme Court, and the Court may not look kindly on this.

Fact is, Trump had no authority to ignore a Congressional subpoena for information
SCOTUS and lower courts all confirmed the same thing

 

[Moonglow]

Fact is, Trump had no authority to ignore a Congressional subpoena for information
SCOTUS and lower courts all confirmed the same thing

Trump thought he could buck the system put in place to keep an eye on any inappropriate activities.

 

[okfine]

Trump cheated. It's his MO.

 

[martybegan]

Fact is, Trump had no authority to ignore a Congressional subpoena for information
SCOTUS and lower courts all confirmed the same thing

That isn't the argument here. The argument is Congress said they weren't going after the returns just to release them, and then once they got them decided to release them.

They basically lied to the Supreme Court.

 

[rightwinger]

That isn't the argument here. The argument is Congress said they weren't going after the returns just to release them, and then once they got them decided to release them.

They basically lied to the Supreme Court.

You mean like Kavanaugh lied about Roe v Wade being settled law?

 

[martybegan]

You mean like Kavanaugh lied about Roe v Wade being settled law?

It was settled law. Did he actually use the words settled law?

Plessey was settled law until it wasn't.

 

[rightwinger]

It was settled law. Did he actually use the words settled law?

Plessey was settled law until it wasn't.

Trump’s tax returns were not released until they were

 

[martybegan]

Trump’s tax returns were not released until they were

Not the same, stop trying to be slick.

Their lawyers said there was no pretext of just wanting to release the tax returns, and they released the tax returns....

 

[rightwinger]

Not the same, stop trying to be slick.

Their lawyers said there was no pretext of just wanting to release the tax returns, and they released the tax returns....

Where in the SCOTUS decision does it demand the Trump returns not be released to the public?

Unless it is there, Congress is free to do so

 

[martybegan]

Where in the SCOTUS decision does it demand the Trump returns not be released to the public?

Unless it is there, Congress is free to do so

They conned the SC, and now the usual suspects, i.e. you, are trying to justify it.

They said it wasn't about releasing the returns, and the second they could, they released them.

 

[rightwinger]

They conned the SC, and now the usual suspects, i.e. you, are trying to justify it.

They said it wasn't about releasing the returns, and the second they could, they released them.

The SCOTUS are big boys

If they wanted to limit the scope of the release to Congress only they could have put it in their decision.

Without that direction, Congress was free to do what they deemed to be best

 

[Dogmaphobe]

The "original purpose" has remained unchanged since he stepped into office -- take him down by any means necessary,

Trump represents American sovereignty. The globalists see him as the chief impediment to the great reset.